North Carolina bill forcing sheriffs to aid immigration agents still under review in House

Release time：2024-05-16 17:29:21 Source：Stellar Signals news portal

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Details of a bill that forces North Carolina sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents’ requests to hold inmates believed to be in the country illegally are still a work in progress at the state legislature.

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted Wednesday not to accept state Senate amendments made to the bill, which will now send the legislation to a team of lawmakers to negotiate. The conference committee will take on mostly language alterations, but Rep. Destin Hall, a primary Republican sponsor and member of the committee, told reporters after the vote that the main content of the bill is not expected to change.

House Speaker Tim Moore said before the floor vote that he expected the House to vote on the bill with finished changes next week.

Despite celebrating the pause, El Pueblo, a Hispanic advocacy group that lobbied against the bill, said in a statement Wednesday that the legislation was “still a real threat to becoming law” and could harm immigrant communities in the state. The bill’s supporters have said it will prevent potentially dangerous criminals from being prematurely released.

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